Let's not with acting like because Kelly didn't bring the vocal acrobatics, it makes her version better and more special. Whitney was bringing it, and HERS was the version that everyone brought back to life again after 9/11. So lets not. Vocal acrobatics in a song like that, when done right, can bring in MORE emotion that just the words alone.
0:14. 0:55. 1:30 to the end.
Death at anyone thinking that performance was anywhere close to the level of Beyoncé's, Mariah's, Whitney's, and others.
I don't dislike Kelly at all. All I'm saying is that her voice gets TOO much sometimes.
But that's not who Kelly is. She has never been one to show off. She kept the anthem understated. I don't understand how that makes it bad. She showed her control and her restraint and she also showed emotion and did it live unlike the other 3. What is the problem?
I have NEVER cared enough for me to click on any of Clarkson's video. Never. When I see her name I don't even finish the post. She's that much of a unknown to me.
She didn't lose a thing. You lost your mind if you think I'm going to compare Kelly's vocals to Eyrkah Badu.Her belts are still intact. She is still hitting G5's and F5's with ease. You have no point.
I have NEVER cared enough for me to click on any of Clarkson's video. Never. When I see her name I don't even finish the post. She's that much of a unknown to me.
Skip to 2:08 for the true tea. 
K bitch u done?!
greatest vocalist of our time 